Renault's Daniel Ricciardo was surprised by Valtteri Bottas' lack of speed in the Italian Grand Prix, having followed the Mercedes driver during the entire second half of the race. From second on the grid, Bottas suffered a slow launch, the Finn concluding his opening lap down in sixth place, just behind Ricciardo, a position where he remained until the safety car was deployed on lap 20. The Aussie and Bottas then swapped positions during the pit stop rotations under the SC regime, with the Renault following the Mercedes thereafter for the remainder of the afternoon which gave Ricciardo a good opportunity to assess Bottas' rather low-key performance at Monza. "Valtteri didn't look...
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